Your Child Care Options

Listed below are the types of child care that are available. These are programs that are licensed, permitted or legally exempt according to DHS regulations and state law. For more information call Resource and Referral at 866-254-9864.

• Child Care Center - A facility which provides care for 8 or more children and operates for more than thirty hours per week and must be licensed by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS).
  

• Family Child Care Home - a residential home where care is provided for seven or fewer children for part of the 24-hour day. Family child care homes must be licensed by DHS.
  

• Large Family Child Care Home - a residential home where care is provided for no more than 12 children for part of the 24-hour day. Ratios apply for ages of children and in most cases an assistant is required. Large Family child care homes must be licensed by DHS.
  

• Preschool- A facility which provides care for 8 or more children which operates for less than thirty hours per week; if operating for more than fifteen hours per week the program must be licensed by DHS.
  

• Part-time/Drop In - care for children usually on a temporary or emergency basis, for part day and part week (Mother’s Day Out, support groups for parents, or drop-in centers).
  

• Camps (Summer) - Programs that offer full or part day summer activities.
  

• Nanny Services - Care in the child’s home by a certified nanny, the nanny may or may not live within the home.

 

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